Houston Grand Opera has announced a pretty impressive lineup of eight operas for 2013-2014. (Contrary to a statement previously published here, the Dallas Opera on Thursday announced it will present FOUR productions in 2013-2014--details to follow).HGOS's offerings include the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's "A Coffin in Egypt" and the North American premiere of Polish/Russian composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg's "The Passenger," about survivors from Auschwitz. The company also will launch a Wagner "Ring" Cycle with "Das Rheingold." The production, from Valencia, will be by the Spanish theater company La Fura dels Baus, using elaborate projections. (The production is available on DVD.)Completing the season will be "Aida," "Die Fledermaus," "Rigoletto," "A Little Night Music" (yes, Sondheim) and "Carmen."